A Touch of Lubitsch

Fishko Files | Jun 27, 2018

Some of the wittiest, most sophisticated comedies of the 1920s, '30s, and '40s, WNYC's Sara Fishko tells us, were directed by Ernst Lubitsch - who was the idol of his fellow directors during Hollywood's Golden Age. A new book aims to re-introduce us to his films. More, in this episode of Fishko Files.

Joseph McBride's book How Did Lubitsch Do It? is available now from Columbia University Press and on Amazon.

Fishko Files with Sara Fishko

Assistant Producer: Olivia Briley
Mix Engineer: Matt Boynton & Rick Kwan
Editor: Karen Frillmann

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